Volume 1 Issue 22: Apr 1, 2022

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Apr 7, 2022

New Challenges: A shortage of new homes and an influx of new agents makes real estate more competitive for people in industry

The housing market has been everything but normal in the last two years. There have been shortages in houses, increases in homes for sale and price increases, and an increase in real estate agents in the nation.As the months go on, the changes in the ...

Apr 7, 2022

Sustainability sells: Bast fibre technologies to acquire Lumberton Cellulose

Bast Fibre Technologies Inc. (BFT), a manufacturer of premium natural fibers for the global nonwoven and textile industries, announced its agreement to acquire Lumberton Cellulose LLC, a natural fiber processing facility in Robeson County, from Georg ...

Apr 7, 2022

Federal prime contracts: Robeson, Cumberland Counties performed over $75M in 2021

In 2021, businesses executed $7.3 billion in federal prime contracts in North Carolina, according to the North Carolina Military BusinessCenter.“Each of these prime contracts and perhaps billions more in subcontracts – grows jobs, expands the economy ...

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License Plate Recognition: The New Standard for Business and Community

Posted Oct 2, 2025
Security threats are no longer limited to doors and windows. Vehicles are often at the center of crime—whether it’s theft, vandalism, or unauthorized access. That’s why businesses and homeowners associations (HOAs) across the country are turning to l
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Apr 7, 2022

Defense Alliance of North Carolina names Tammy Everett as Executive Director

EverettTAMMY EVERETT was named Executive Director of the Defense Alliance of NC (DANC) by the DANC Executive Board of Directors on March 29.Executive Board Chair Maj. Gen. Mark Brilakis, Marine Corp (Ret) announced, “By a unanimous vote of our Board, ...

Apr 7, 2022

FCEDC promotes VP to Executive VP

PattonFayetteville Cumberland Economic Development Corporation announced Vice President ROBERT PATTON JR. has been promoted to Executive Vice President.In this role, Patton will lead key strategic initiatives while continuing to drive FCEDC’s busines ...

Apr 7, 2022

UNCP grad students named Schweitzer Fellows

Two UNC Pembroke graduate students, ANNA HAMPTON and MEG SMITH, have been named 2022-2023 North Carolina Albert SchweitzerFellows.The North Carolina Schweitzer Fellowship is one of 13 Schweitzer programs in the country that is dedicated to developing ...

Apr 7, 2022

FSU professor receives UNC Board of Governors Award

BurtonThe University of North Carolina Board of Governors selected KIMBERLY SMITH BURTON, Ph.D., a mathematics professor at Fayetteville State University, to receive the 2022 Award for Excellence in Teaching.The award was established in 1993 to highl ...

Apr 7, 2022

Fayetteville Dogwood Festival: The event is back for its 40th year

The popular Fayetteville Dogwood Festival is back this year, returning on April 21-24. The longstanding tradition of the festival marks its 40th year in 2022. The festival organization, a nonprofit, is “ committed to providing a variety of famil ...

Apr 6, 2022

Money moves: First Bank finalizes Select Bank acquisition with office move

Last year, First Bancorp acquired Select Bancorp. At the end of March, the deal was finalized, marked by the move into Select's former location on Raeford Road. PHOTO PROVIDED BY FIRST BANK.On March 21, First Bank finalized its acquisition of Select ...


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A salute to service: LTG Braga relinquishes USASOC command

U.S. Army Special Operations Command Acting Commanding General, Brig. Gen. Kirk Brinker, gives a speech as USASOC bids farewell to Lt. Gen. Jonathan Braga after serving four years as its commanding general outside the USASOC Headquarters at Fort Brag


Fall for Dogwood: The Fayetteville Dogwood Fall Festival returns in 2025

Graphic provided by Fayetteville Dogwood FestivalGood music, food and fall themed fun for all ages will swirl into Festival Park with the falling leaves this season. On Oct. 18 and 19, The Dogwood Festival will be returning for the fall. This free fe


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 Chair Powell answers reporters' questions at the FOMC press conference on Sept. 17, 2025. Photo provided by the Federal Reserve.On Wednesday, Sept. 17, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) announced that it had decided to lower the target r